NeuroSTAT’s FDA Fast Track designation makes NeuroVive eligible, for example, for more frequent meetings and written communication with the FDA, continuous feedback on each section of its New Drug Application, NDA (for sale and marketing in the US), as well as the possibility to have its NDA reviewed within a shorter timeframe. Fast Track designated drugs address unmet medical needs in serious conditions, and the process is designed to facilitate accelerated drug development and, ultimately, to get new drugs to patients faster.
NeuroSTAT protects and stabilizes mitochondria and is in development for treatment of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. It focuses on secondary brain cell damage that occurs after a head trauma. The candidate drug has previously been evaluated in a European clinical Phase II trial focused on safety, where analyses of brain cell injury biomarkers showed signals of clinical effect. In addition, in a clinically relevant experimental model, NeuroSTAT significantly reduced the volume of brain injury by 35%. NeuroSTAT has orphan drug designation in both Europe and the US.
“The Fast Track designation and the recently approved IND (Investigational New Drug) are tremendous successes for our candidate drug NeuroSTAT, and a significant external validation of its quality and potential to address a tremendous unmet medical need. This will strengthen our position in the field and give us an advantage in partnering discussions concerning our planned Phase II efficacy study”, said NeuroVive’s CEO Erik Kinnman.
Source: Company Press Release